Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2010: W

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Wagner, Helen  Born 3 September 1918  (Lubbock, Texas, USA) Died 1 May 2010  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Actress, star of the long running US soap 'As the World Turns' which is soon to be axed after 54 years. Bxboy422

Wagner, Robert Born 10 February 1930  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Hollywood actor of "The Longest Day" fame, who went on to play Jonathan Hart in the TV series "Hart to Hart". Younger viewers may know him as Number Two out of the "Austin Powers" films (as pictured here). He did not, repeat not, push his wife Natalie Wood off a boat. Wishy-Washy

Wagner, Wolfgang  Born 30 August 1919  (Bayreuth, Germany) Died 21 March 2010  (Bayreuth, Germany) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Director of the Bayreuth Music Festival in Germany until 2008. Wife Gudrun died in 2007 with a mass of obits, so Wagner himself was assured an obituary when he died. Dave's Bungalow Of Death Happy Death Day To You Hardwood Surround The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2010

Wagner-Lafferentz, Verena Born 2 December 1920  (Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany) Granddaughter of composer Richard Wagner who had an alleged affair with Adolf Hitler. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Waitz, Grete (Died in 2011) Born 1 October 1953  (Oslo, Norway) World champion marathon runner of the late 1970s and early '80s. Drunkasaskunk

Wake, Nancy (Died in 2011) Born 30 August 1912  (Wellington, New Zealand) The Allies' most decorated servicewoman of World War II - received 6 major honours for her work alongside the French Resistance. Annus Horribilis Fallen Off The Twig Feng Shui Pig Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Say Hello To The Angels  See, I Told You I Was Sick!

Wakelin, Johnny Born in Brighton, Sussex, England  (exact date unknown) Born in 1939. Singer of reggae, rock & country, but has never hit the same heights as he did in the mid 1970s. Two Hit Wonders

Wales, Jimmy Born 7 August 1966  (Huntsville, Alabama, USA) Internet entrepreneur and founder of Wikipedia and thus the man I have to thank for helping me find a lot of the information regarding picks on the DDP! F3ar My Awesomeness

Wali-Ur-Rehman, (insurgent) (Died in 2013) Born in South Waziristan, Pakistan  (exact date unknown) Member of the Taliban in Northern Pakistan. Born 1974. Going Underground

Walken, Christopher Born 31 March 1943  (Queens, New York, USA) Quirky film and stage actor and dancer who first came to fame in 1978 in 'The Deer Hunter'. Also known for his role of Bruce Dickinson (Yes, the Bruce Dickinson) in 'Saturday Night Live'. Rest In Reeses Pieces

Walker, Johnnie Born 30 March 1945  (Hampton-in-Arden, Birmingham, England) DJ who started out on the pirate Radio Caroline in 1966, before moving to BBC Radio 1 not long after Caroline's demise. Since then he's been a continual presence on various stations, most recently presenting Radio 2's Drivetime Show. Born Peter Dingley, he announced in June 2003 that he was suffering from non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Radio Ga Ga Gone

Walker, Murray Born 10 October 1923  (Hall Green, Birmingham, England) Excitable motor-racing commentator. 6feetunder Jims Deadbeats The End Is Nigh The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only The Pissed Kringle

Walker, Peter  Born 25 March 1932  (Worcester, Worcestershire, England) Died 23 June 2010  (Worcester, Worcestershire, England) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) Former politician, a cabinet minister for nearly a decade, in the 1970s-1980s. Dead Commons

Wallace, Mike (Died in 2012) Born 9 May 1918  (Brookline, Massachusetts, USA) American game show host, TV presenter and journalist, best known as a correspondent on "60 Minutes" for 38 years until his retirement in 2006. Deadly As Sin Till You Win Billy Graham Must Die Heads In A Bag Let Us Embalm You Noz4news Old People Party Of 20

Wallach, Eli Born 7 December 1915  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Prolific film actor, mainly playing supporting roles. Highlights: "The Magnificent Seven", "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", and Marilyn Monroe's last screen outing, "The Misfits". Lowlight: the risible final part of the "Godfather" trilogy. He has also maintained a continual presence on the stage throughout his film career. Barmby Moor Celebrity Stiff Stakes Bxboy422 Checking Out By Christmas Dead Enders Deadly As Sin Till You Win Death From Down Under Deathlist.net Don't Let The Pearly Gates Hit You Up The Arse On The Way In End Of Time Gary Glitter's Ghoulies Billy Graham Must Die Hardwood Surround I’m Ready For My Funeral Mr. DeMille It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Jesus Jones Les Trompettes De La Mort Lidders Late Lamentables Mere Flesh Wound Naked Florida Gravediggers .....norfolk & Good Northern Foxiles Old People Smell Of Piss Old People Party Of 20 One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food Pool Ghoul Redmyst Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Sexystf Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Soylent Dreams Tag You're Out The Dukes Death List II The End Is Nigh The Pissed Kringle Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded Who Turned Out The Lights? "You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling"

Waller, Rik Born 25 August 1981  (Gillingham, Kent, England) Singer who shot to fame in Pop Idol in 2002, despite (or because of) his massive obesity. Still performing. Exah Well You're Dead Now And That's The End Of It

Walliams, David Born 20 August 1971  (Banstead, Surrey, England) One half of the Little Britain comedy sketch show duo. Mad Maureen

Wallis, Ken (Died in 2013) Born 16 April 1916  (Ely, Cambridgeshire, England) Former RAF type and MBE who holds several world records relating to flying autogyros (sort of a cross between a light aircraft and a helicopter). Annus Horribilis

Walter, Ottmar (Died in 2013) Born 6 March 1924  (Kaiserslautern, Germany) Former German international footballer and brother of the legendary Fritz, part of the West Germany team that won the FIFA World Cup in 1954. Ball Kicking Bucket Kickers

Warfman, Rose Born 4 October 1916  (Zürich, Switzerland) French survivor of Auschwitz and heroine of the French Resistance. X-Pyred

Warne, Shane Born 13 September 1969  (Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia) Ace cricketer, one of the greatest leg spinners in cricket history. Best remembered for making Mike Gatting look an ever bigger fool than normal in 1993. Marina Predicts Your Demise!

Warner, John Born 18 February 1927  (Washington D.C., USA) Five term US senator for Virginia. Married to Elizabeth Taylor from 1976 to 1982. Coupled To Death

Waterman, Pete Born 15 January 1947  (Coventry, England) Music producer who had phenomenal success in the 1980s with Mike Stock and Matt Aitken and presented the notorious late night TV show 'The Hitman and Her' with Michaela Strachan. The Tomorrow People

Watson, Delbert Born in Northern Ireland  (exact date unknown) Loyalist paramilitarist, jailed for the murder of Jack Kielty (Patrick Kielty's father) in 1988, but walked free under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. Born 1956. Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia

Watson, Dr James Born 6 April 1928  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Molecular biologist, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA. Recently in a spot of bother over racial comments he made. The Frog Chorus Exnazis Time's Up My Son

Watson, Paul Born 2 December 1950  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Animal/Environmental activist and President of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club

Watson, Russell Born 24 November 1966  (Salford, Lancashire, England) English opera singer, who has had two brain tumours removed in the last few years. Ambledown Fallen Off The Twig Happy Death Day To You I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Mere Flesh Wound Perish, The Thought Stiff & the Tears Toasted Brown Bread Who Turned Out The Lights?

Watts, Charlie Born 2 June 1941  (Islington, London, England) The Rolling Stones' drummer. Diagnosed with throat cancer in June 2004. Cut Price Funerals Deathglam Industries Hippoposthumous Illinois Reaper Beater 4.0 Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Pop Goes The Pop Star 2010 Crematorium Cheerleaders

Way, Pete Born 7 August 1951  (Enfield, Middlesex, England) Bassist with heavy rockers UFO. We'reAllGonnaDie!

Wayne, Lil' Born 27 September 1982  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) American rapper, born Dwayne Carter. Star Dust

Weedon, Bert (Died in 2012) Born 10 May 1920  (East Ham, London, England) Influential guitarist and composer, a guru to Hank Marvin. We'reAllGonnaDie!

Weiss, George David  Born 9 April 1921  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 23 August 2010  (Oldwick, New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Songwriter and President of the Songwriters Guild of America. Co-wrote the lyrics to 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' and 'What a Wonderful World'. A Rattly Score Of Old Puffins

Wellington, The Duke of Born 2 July 1915  (Rome, Italy) Aristocrat and current holder of this famous military name. The Conqueror Worm The End Is Nigh The Vyrdolak

Wells, Kitty (Died in 2012) Born 30 August 1919  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Successful US country & western singer. Old People Party Of 20

Wentz, Pete Born 5 June 1979  (Wilmette, Illinois, USA) Bassist with Emo band Fall Out Boy. Married to Ashlee Simpson. Why Live To 50?

West, Adam Born 19 September 1928  (Walla Walla, Washington, USA) Played Batman in the original (1966-68) TV series. Lord Gravedigger Misslucky  On The Box/In The Box UB Dead Beauty Take The Last Rite To The Mortuary

West, Kanye Born 8 June 1977  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Increasingly self-important rap artist and musician. Last Train To Palookaville Maybe Poppin' Their Clogs Say Hi To Uncle George

West, Keith Born 6 December 1943  (Dagenham, Essex, England) Singer with the rock band Tomorrow, who a massive hit in the summer of 1967 with 'Grocer Jack (Excert from A Teenage Opera)'. Two Hit Wonders

West, Rose Born 29 November 1953  (Devon, England) Born Rosemary Letts, in 1972 she married Fred West, with whom she committed a series of murders at the now infamous 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, during the 1970s. In 1995 her husband hanged himself in prison while awaiting trial; she is serving a life sentence. Satans Little Helper

Westwood, Dame Vivienne Born 8 April 1941  (Tintwistle, Glossop, Derbyshire, England) Fashion designer, with a strong tendency to feature punk & new wave into fashions, even now. Team John Thomas TheAssassinsCreed

Wexler, Haskell Born 6 February 1922  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Cinematographer, won the last ever Oscar for specific black & white cinematography in 1966 for 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'. A Rattly Score Of Old Puffins

Whale, James Born 13 May 1951  (Ewell, Surrey, England) Right-wing radio 'Shock Jock'. Dead Certainties Radio Ga Ga Gone

Whicker, Alan (Died in 2013) Born 2 August 1925  (Cairo, Egypt) Travel guru. Now in his 80s, and still gadding around the world and doing TV adverts. Chelski Pensioners III Deathglam Industries For Whom The Bell Tolls Happy Death Day To You Past Their Sell By Date What The Flip Was Grandma Doing At The Sand Dunes?

White, Betty Born 17 January 1922  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Last survivor of the "Golden Girls" 1980s tv sitcom, despite being the eldest. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Illinois Reaper Beater 4.0 Kackers United Sometimes They Come Back Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Whitfield, June Born 11 November 1925  (London, England) Veteran Comedy actress, who started out in radio in the 1950s and went on to work with most of the top comedians of her era. Was best known as the eponymous June in "Terry and June" before taking the role of Mother in "Absolutely Fabulous". I'm Nearly 80 And I'm A Sicko Oldham Gravediggers Society One Way Ticket

Whitlam, Gough Born 11 July 1916  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Leader of the Australian Labor Party for ten years, and Prime Minister from 1972 to 1975, during which time he oversaw the abolition of conscription, the introduction of "Advance Australia Fair" as the national anthem, and the granting of full independence to Papua New Guinea. He was dismissed by the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, amidst great controversy. He resigned from parliament in 1978 to become an academic. All Death Is Consolation Coffin It Up Death From Down Under Fox In A Box Lead, Follow ... And Die This Year  Mr & Mrs Drummerboy See, I Told You I Was Sick! The Misfortune Tellers

Whitman, George (Died in 2011) Born 12 December 1913  (Salem, Massachusetts, USA) US bookstore owner, based mainly in Paris. Wake Up & Smell The Coffin

Whitman, Slim (Died in 2013) Born 20 January 1924  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Yodelling folk singer who enjoyed more success in Europe than in his native USA. Deadly As Sin Till You Win Jesus Jones Team John Thomas Trojan Hearse The Misfortune Tellers

Whitmore, Richard Born 22 December 1933  (Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England) BBC newsreader from the 1970s. Here's The News...your Dead!

Whittington, Harry Born 3 March 1927  (Henderson, Texas, USA) A lawyer who made headlines in 2006 when he was accidentally shot in the face by Vice President Dick Cheney while they were both out hunting. The Praying Vultures

Whittle, Ricky Born 23 November 1981  (Oldham, Greater Manchester, England) Actor who recently finished runner-up to BBC sports reporter Chris Hollins on the TV talent show 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Has had plenty of run-ins with the press. Partridge As Reaper

Wild, Earl  Born 26 November 1915  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Died 23 January 2010  (Palm Springs, California, USA) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) American pianist, specialising in both classical and jazz. VSBfromH

Wilde, Marty Born 15 April 1939  (London, England) Rug-toting '60s pop star, and father of '80s pop star Kim. AbraCadaver

Wilder, Gene Born 11 June 1933  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Comic actor, screenwriter and director, noted for his collaborations with Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor. Underwent treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1999, apparently making a full recovery. Real name Jerome Silberman. Corpse Bride Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer Hung Like Larry Holmes Maybe Poppin' Their Clogs No Penalties, It's Sudden Death! Seasideessexxile 2010 Crematorium Cheerleaders Tims Terminal Twenty

Wilders, Geert Born 6 September 1963  (Venlo, Netherlands) Dutch MP and outspoken critic of Islamic fundamentalism. Marina Predicts Your Demise! Noz4news

Wildmon, Donald Born 18 January 1938  (Dumas, Mississippi, USA) Ordained United Methodist minister who has led a series of campagins to uphols moral decency, speaking out against pornography and television. Carne And Sarne, Plus Eighteen

Williams, Andy (Died in 2012) Born 3 December 1927  (Wall Lake, Iowa, USA) American crooner of "easy listening" (an oxymoron if ever there was one) ballads. Former Scream Star Heads In A Bag You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! I'm Nearly 80 And I'm A Sicko Juicy Janny Let Us Embalm You Lulu's Stiffs! See You In Heaven Take The Last Rite To The Mortuary The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2010 The Misfortune Tellers

Williams, Bert Born 31 January 1920  (Bilston, Staffordshire, England) Former Wolverhampton Wanderers and England goalkeeper. Ball Kicking Bucket Kickers Finbarr Returns From The Dead FC

Williams, Betty Born 22 May 1943  (Northern Ireland) Co-founder with Máiread Corrigan-Maguire of the Community of Peace People, an attempt to forge peace in Northern Ireland during 'the troubles', who's efforts led to the receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. Nobel Loserettes

Williams, Billy Dee Born 6 April 1937  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, chiefly recognised as Lando Calrissian in the 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi'. Surely he's not 73? Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

Williams, Esther (Died in 2013) Born 8 August 1921  (Inglewood, California, USA) Actress & swimmer, former swimming champ who starred in many films (and musicials) based on her swimming ability between the 1940s & 1960s. Death On The Rocks Drunkasaskunk Former Scream Star Heads In A Bag Moldy Oldies She's A Goner Tag You're Out

Williams, Frank Born 2 July 1931  (Hampstead, London, England) Actor - Rev. Farthing in "Dad's Army". Old People Smell Of Piss The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only The Mighty Boosh Of Death

Williams, Jody Born 9 October 1950  (Brattleboro, Vermont, USA) Aid worker and teacher who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her campaign to ban landmines. Nobel Loserettes

Williams, John Born 8 February 1932  (Floral Park, New York, USA) Award-winning composer of such legendary film scores as "Star Wars", "Superman", "ET", "Indiana Jones" and many more. Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

Williams, Robbie Born 13 February 1974  (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) The apparently directionless one out of Take That who unexpectedly made it huge as a solo artist, but now just bleats on about how hard his life is, despite having £95m in the bank. Has returned to the Take That fold for a new album and tour. Alive And (only just) Kicking Killermoon One Way Ticket UB Dead Beauty TheAssassinsCreed What The Flip Was Grandma Doing At The Sand Dunes?

Williams, Robin Born 21 July 1951  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Comic, who started on TV and became famous for playing Mork in "Mork and Mindy". Has since gone on to star in many a comedy film, but in recent years has played serious roles too. Bob Marley's Doughnuts Fuckwits Arse Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?

Williams, Rowan Born 14 June 1950  (Swansea, Wales) Archbishop of Canterbury, elected in 2002. Pobol Y Fedd The Worst Acronym Team

Williams, Sir Frank Born 16 April 1942  (County Durham, England) Boss of the Williams Formula 1 team. In a wheelchair since a car accident in 1986. H5N1 Old People Smell Of Piss One Scythe Fits All

Williamson, Nicol (Died in 2011) Born 14 September 1938  (Hamilton, Scotland) Grumpy British actor - appeared in "Return to Oz" as the Gnome King, and dated Helen Mirren for a while. Just One More Death... Lt. Columbo

Williamson, Richard Born 8 March 1940  (Buckinghamshire, England) Excommunicated catholic bishop and alleged holocaust denier. Member of traditionalist catholic sect Society of St. Pius X. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Wilson, Bob Born 30 October 1941  (Chesterfield, England) Former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper turned TV presenter. Dead Certainties

Wilson, Brian Born 20 June 1942  (Hawthorne, California, USA) Founder member of, and producer, composer and arranger for, The Beach Boys. Has suffered from long-term mental illness and drug problems. Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Hung Like Larry Holmes The Grey Horde Wednesday 'Til I Die

Wilson, Jan  Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England  (exact date unknown) Died 2 August 2010  (Sheffield, England) Age at death: 66  (read death notice) Leader of the Labour group at Sheffield City Council. Leader of said council from 1997 to 1999. Dead By Dawn

Wilson, Jocky (Died in 2012) Born 22 March 1950  (Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) Short, multiple-chinned former world darts champion. Hippoposthumous Jesus Jones The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead You're Not Breathing Anymore

Wilson, Mary Born in Norfolk, England  (exact date unknown) Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, widow of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Born 1918. 666 The End Is Nigh Widows - Following Their Husbands

Wilson, Owen Born 18 November 1968  (Dallas, Texas, USA) US actor, "You, Me and Dupree" and lots more. Failed to commit suicide in 2007, but some DDP'rs may think "If at first, you don't succeed, try, try again". Former Scream Star Heads In A Bag  I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It Mikemcfly

Wilson, Ralph Born 17 October 1918  (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Founder, owner & President of NFL side Buffalo Bills. First Time Failures

Wilson, Ray Born 17 December 1934  (Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England) Former footballer, left back for England when they won the 1966 World Cup. 666

Wilson, Richard Born 9 July 1936  (Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland) Actor (real name Ian Colquhoun Wilson) famous for playing the grumpy Victor "I don't believe it!" Meldrew in sitcom "One Foot in the Grave". Will the other foot follow this year? Creamation For The Nation Stown-Dead-Market

Win Tin, U Born 12 March 1930  (Kyo Bin Kauk, Payo, Burma (now Myanmar)) Burmese journalist who was imprisoned by his country's military regime in 1989 for his opposition views. He was only released in 2008 after health scares. Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom

Windsor, Barbara Born 6 August 1937  (Shoreditch, London, England) Veteran actress of the "Carry On" films who went on to become Peggy Mitchell in the tiresome BBC soap "EastEnders". In the 1960s Babs, who changed her surname from Deeks at the time of the Queen's coronation, was also known for her off-screen connections to the Kray Twins. Distant relative of the artist John Constable. Barmby Moor Celebrity Stiff Stakes Betterdeadthanred Dead Spotters I'm Nearly 80 And I'm A Sicko Moving The Goalposts Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Take The Last Rite To The Mortuary The Chacks

Windsor, Frank Born 12 July 1927  (Walsall, West Midlands, England) Actor, best known, for his role in "Z Cars" & its spin off, "Softly Softly". Still appears in TV adverts & the odd TV show. Bloody Dead Rep

Winehouse, Amy (Died in 2011) Born 14 September 1983  (Enfield, Middlesex, England) Young British singer/songwriter with a powerful soul voice, but - more interestingly from a DDP point of view - manic depression, eating disorders and a tendency to consume industrial quantities of booze and drugs. Indeed, her 2006 top 10 single "Rehab" was about her refusal to get help for this. Ambledown Bazzilliant Betterdeadthanred Bitter Violet Bluereddish Bob Marley's Doughnuts Bond, Elch Bond Breath 'ns For Losers Brown Bread Buzzards Colin's Toe Curlers Coupled To Death Dead And Don't Know It Dead But Not Forgotten Dead Fellas Dead Set Dead Spotters Dignitas Clinicians Don't Eat The Figs Don't Let The Pearly Gates Hit You Up The Arse On The Way In Down Under The Daisies Erith Sickos Exah Expiry Date 2010 First Time Failures Gail's Ghouls Gone Too Soon...x Graham Reaper's Dead Army Gravediggers83 Grim Creepers HackinNcackin' Hung Like Larry Holmes I Can't Believe I Ate The Whole Thing If They're Not All Dead Then They Should Be I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It Illinois Reaper Beater 4.0 I'll Sleep When You're Dead Juicy Janny Jumptheshark Killermoon Last Train To Palookaville  Mikemcfly Miss Creant Misslucky Moldy Oldies Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Phinious Fog Pop Goes The Pop Star Rob's Racing Certs Rotters Rude Kid Say Hi To Uncle George Seasideessexxile Skeleton Crew Stown-Dead-Market TheAssassinsCreed 2010 Crematorium Cheerleaders  The Dukes Death List II The End Is Nigh The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only The Grateful Dead The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury The Misfortune Tellers Why Live To 50?

Winfrey, Oprah Born 29 January 1954  (Kosciusko, Illinois, USA) US talk show host, businesswoman and book critic. Misslucky

Wing, Anna (Died in 2013) Born 30 October 1914  (Hackney, London, England) Played Lou Beale in the tiresome BBC soap "EastEnders", but was killed off before Peggy Mitchell's time. AbraCadaver Dead Enders Deathlist.net Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Drop Dead Celebration Final Curtain Grobler's Stiff Ones Just Die Will You Lord Football's Dead Corpses Over My Dead Body The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2010 The Funeral Director 10 Who Turned Out The Lights? You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Winner, Michael (Died in 2013) Born 30 October 1935  (London, England) Modest chap, keeps his views to himself. Food critic, newspaper columnist & film director. Bluereddish I'll Sleep When You're Dead It Tolls For Thee Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Stown-Dead-Market Wishy-Washy

Winters, Jonathan (Died in 2013) Born 11 November 1925  (Dayton, Ohio, USA) Comic actor, better known for his work on stage, but has also appeared in many TV shows & films. Deadly As Sin Till You Win Laughter Kills

Winters, Major Richard (Died in 2011) Born 21 January 1918  (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA) One of America's great war heroes, who led "Easy Company" in WW2 to great feats of courage, bravery & success, which was later immortalised in the TV series "Band of Brothers". Down Under The Daisies

Winton, Sir Nicholas Born 19 May 1909  (Maidenhead, Berkshire, England) Humanitarian, who helped save 700 odd children from certain death at Nazi Concentration Camps in the Czech Republic, whilst on holiday to the country. Doornails R Us Fallen Sparrow Gray Panthers Lidders Late Lamentables Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club See You In Heaven The Pale Horseman’s Passenger List For The Stygian Ferry

Wirtz, Willard  Born 14 March 1912  (DeKalb, Illinois, USA) Died 24 April 2010  (Washington D.C., USA) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) Former US Secretary of Labor in both Kennedy & Johnson's administrations. Simpson's Stiffs

Wisdom, Sir Norman  Born 4 February 1915  (London, England) Died 4 October 2010  (Ballasalla, Isle of Man) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Inventive and hilarious comic or poor man's Charlie Chaplin, depending on your viewpoint. The cloth-cap-wearing star of stage and screen was awarded a knighthood in 2000 and lives in the medieval theme park known as the Isle of Man. "18 Whiskies, I Think That's The Record." 666 Another Day Nearer To Death Sparky's Spasms Barmby Moor Celebrity Stiff Stakes Baz And Barry's Burial Bonanza Bazzilliant Birchy Says "Bring Out Your Dead" Bitter Violet Blade Runners Bob Marley's Doughnuts Breath 'ns For Losers Breathless In Seattle Brown Bananas Brown Bread Canadian Cadaver Dogs Canadian Paul Carkers Convention 2010 Checking Out By Christmas Chelski Pensioners III C.A.Daver Coffin It Up Colin's Toe Curlers Crazycarl Criptkicker2 Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Crofty's Coffin Crew Daisy Pushers Daniel Faraday's Notebook Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dead By Dawn Dead Certainties Dead Ends Deader Than A Dead Thing Dead Fellas Deadly Deathwatch Dead Loss Livin' On A Prayer Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Death From Down Under Death By Hemeloids Death Can Be Funny Deathglam Industries  Deathlist.net Death Stalks United Diepod Shuffle Food For Worms Doornails R Us  Dress re-Hearse-als Drop Dead Celebration Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Dying For Some Points  Eejit End Of Time Ethnic Cleansing Exah Expiry Date 2010 Falling Off The Pearch Final Curtain The Forrest Lawn Jockeys For Whom The Bell Tolls Fuckwits Arse Gail's Ghouls Gary Glitter's Ghoulies George Lass and the Gravelings Globaltruth  Golden Oldies! Gone Too Soon...x Gravediggers83 Green Machine Grendel's Graveyard Guild Of Master Reapers H5N1 Researched To Death Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Hung Like Larry Holmes I Can't Believe I Ate The Whole Thing I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It  I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak I'll Sleep When You're Dead It Doesn't Hurt It Just Smells It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Jellydead Jesus Jones Let's Have A Look At The Old Graveyard - Nice To See Me... Jims Deadbeats JoeRam Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Juicy Janny Just Die Will You Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Lady Gone-Gone's Poker Fatalities Lard Bazaar Lidders Late Lamentables Lived So Lets Die Living In A Box Lord Football's Dead Corpses Mad Maureen's Wishlist Mad Maureen Madonna's Hand of Bod Weakend At Bernies Master Mind Miss Creant Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia .....norfolk & Good Northern Foxiles Octopus of Odstock Oh...If Only It Were True Only Fools & Corpses Over My Dead Body The Pale Rider Past Their Sell By Date Pining For The Fjords Pooil Vaaish Pool Ghoul Prunella Vulgaris Ready Doddery Gone!! Rubinstein's Coffin Fit Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Soylent Dreams Forgotten But Not Gone Stairway To Heaven Stiff Little Fingers Stiff Steaks Stop Coughin' Or I'll Put You In One! Tazmans Hit List Team John Thomas Tentoesup The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Conqueror Worm The Dead Certs Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2010 The End Is Nigh  The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment The Grateful Dead The International Columbo Fan-Club The Last Gasp The Mighty Boosh Of Death The Mortal Portal The Pale Horseman’s Passenger List For The Stygian Ferry The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead The Unspiritualist The Vyrdolak They Are Never Gonna Make It Things & Stuff Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Tomb It May Concern Truth Be Told, I'm Feeling A Bit Under The Weather!! Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Two Hit Wonders Wednesday 'Til I Die Well You're Dead Now And That's The End Of It Who Turned Out The Lights? Widnes Vikings Windsor The Troll WinR.I.P. Wishy-Washy Tims Terminal Twenty "You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling"  You Must Be Croaking! You're Not Breathing Anymore

Withers, Googie (Died in 2011) Born 12 March 1917  (Karachi, Pakistan) Actress of "Within These Walls" fame. Widow of John McCallum. Are You Still Dying, Darling? C.A.Daver Death On The Rocks Don't Eat The Figs Pool Ghoul Soylent Dreams

Witherspoon, Reese Born 22 March 1976  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Oscar winning actress. Bond, Elch Bond

Wogan, Sir Terry Born 3 August 1938  (County Limerick, Republic of Ireland) Radio & TV presenter, former piss-taking commentator for the UK feed of the Eurovision Song Contest and more earnest host of the Children In Need shows. 666 Gravediggers83 Hippoposthumous One Way Ticket Satans Little Helper Stiffer Steaks You’re A Goner

Wolf, Charlie Born 12 April 1959  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) British based American talk radio host with uncompromising neoconservative views. Radio Ga Ga Gone

Wolfe, William C.  Born 1 February 1924  (Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland) Died 18 March 2010  (Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Leader of the Scottish National Party in the 1970s. Windsor The Troll

Wolfgramm, Paea Born 1 December 1971  (Vava'u, Tonga) Tongan boxer who won silver in Super Heavyweight division at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Let's Drop An Atomic Bomb On Oceania!!!

Wood, Ronnie Born 1 June 1947  (Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) Guitarist who played with Jeff Beck and the Faces before becoming a permanent member of the Rolling Stones. Coffin Dodgers Ur Not! Evil (not quite) Dead For Whom The Bell Tolls Gail's Ghouls Grim Creepers I'll Sleep When You're Dead The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers

Wood, Victoria Born 19 May 1953  (Prestwich, Lancashire, England) Award winning northern comedienne, actress and writer. Cremate Expectations

Wooden, John  Born 14 October 1910  (Martinsville, Indiana, USA) Died 4 June 2010  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) The most successful coach in American college basketball history. Prior to becoming a coach, he was a well-respected player, and was nicknamed (in complete contrast to his surname) "The Indiana Rubber Man". Diet Of Worms Food For Worms Gray Panthers Kennedy Driving School Weakend At Bernies Say Hi To Uncle George Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Skeleton Crew Win One For The Dead Worm Farmer

Woodhead, Chris Born 20 October 1946  (London, England) Controversial former Chief Inspector of Schools from 1994 to 2000. The Hartlepool Harbingers Daniel Faraday's Notebook Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Going Green Going Underground I Drink Your Milkshake Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Plowing The Deep R.I.P. It Up And Start Again The Living End Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy

Woods, Tiger Born 30 December 1975  (Cypress, California, USA) Golfer, one of sport's greatest ever players. Got into trouble late last year when he got his 9 iron out, allegedly... Ash Cream Buzzards Creamation For The Nation Death Can Be Funny Heads In A Bag Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer Juicy Janny Let Us Embalm You  Maybe Poppin' Their Clogs Phinious Fog The Death Stars You're Dead And You Know You Are

Worsthorne, Peregrine Born 22 December 1923  (Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England) Journalist & broadcaster, former editor of the "Sunday Telegraph". Brown Bananas Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Tomb It May Concern

Wouk, Herman Born 27 May 1915  (New York, New York, USA) Popular author, best known for his novels "The Caine Mutiny" and "The Winds of War". Circling The Drain Deathlist.net Food For Worms Grim McGraw Harry Patch's Love Child I'll Get The Oven On Kennedy Driving School

Wretzky, D'Arcy Born 1 May 1968  (South Haven, Michigan, USA) Bass player with The Smashing Pumpkins until their split in 1999. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Wyatt, Robert Born 28 January 1945  (Bristol, England) Founder member and drummer for 1960s proto-prog band Soft Machine. A paraplegic since falling out of a third floor window in 1973. Came back to release the quite extraordinary 'Rock Bottom' album in 1974. Sometimes They Come Back

Wyngarde, Peter Born 23 August 1933  (Marseille, France) Actor, best known for his role as Jason King in the TV show of the same name. One Scythe Fits All On The Box/In The Box

Wynne, David Born in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England  (exact date unknown) Sculptor and father of Ed and Roly Wynne of the cult band Ozric Tentacles. Born 1926. Octopus of Odstock

Wynter, Dagmar (Died in 2011) Born 8 June 1931  (Berlin, Germany) German actress who found fame in Hollywood in the film 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'. Old People Smell Of Piss

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